Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, March S.

| SenGte-The following are among the
| bills passed: To amend section 1249, Of
| the revised statutes of 1873, relating to
| highways and bridges. To fix terms of
! circuit court in Fourteenth circuit. AS
| sembIy bills were concurred in as fol
lows: To authorize the organization of
local fire insuran e companies in the
cities and villages of this state. To
| amend subdivision 81, of section 5, of
chapter 263, of the laws of 1873, entitled,
ian act to incorporate the city of Jeffer
son." To repeal chapter 265 of the gen
eral laws of 1885, entitled, ian act to
provide for the collection of highway
and sidewalk taxes in villages embracing
parts of two or more towns" To author
ize sheriffs to offer rewards in certain
cases. Adjourned.
House-BilIs passed. No. 224, A., to
create the county of Mills. No. 518, A, to
amend the statutes relating to lands sold
for taxes. No. 10, A, to protect butter
| and cheese manufacturers. No. 1877 A,
relating to highway in Monroe county,
and to legalize the acts of the board of
supervisors. No. 2O3 A., relating
to the levy of state taxes.
! No. 439 A., to amend the charter of
| Waupun. The minority OF the com
mittee on the assessment and collection
of taxes made report in opposition to
! the bill introduced by Mr.. Horn to tax
the capital stock of mining companies.
| The minority of the company believe
the bill unconstitutional and appear to
have good deal of evidence of it. They
ask that the bill be referred to the jud
iciary committee.
WEDNESDAY, March 9.
!Senate-The following petitions were
presented: Sen. Erwin: OF citizens of
Jackson county, for the repeal of the
pharmacy law. Sen. Wechselsburg: OF
the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage associa-
tion, asking suffrage. Sen. Hulburt: OF
women of North Freedom, Sauk county,
asking municipal suffrage. Assembly
bills concurred in as follows: To amend
chapter Is, of the private and local laws
of Wisconsin, for ths year 1885, entitled
an act to incorporate the city of Cedar
burg, approved FEBRUARY %, 1885. To
amend chapter 1875 of the laws of 1873, as
amended by chapter 81, of the laws of
1882, entitled an act to incorporate the
city of WaHpun. Adjourned.
HOuse-Resolutions were considerd and
recommended as followe: Joint resolu-
tion No. % A., to provide for bill and
general files; the resolution was inde f-
nitely postponed. Joint resolution N o.
"a A., to provide a committee to investi-
gate the subject of prison labor. On mo-
tiOn of Mr.. Avery, the resolution was
made a special order for IL o'clock a.
M. on Thursday. Bills introduced: No
304 A., to amend the charter of New Rich
mOnd. No. 800 A., to prohibit the burn
irg of slabs, sawdust, timber ETC., in GER
ain cases. No. 439 A., to improve
Robinson creek in Jackson county.
No. 207, A., to enable the commission
ers of public lands to carry out the pro-
visions of chapter 352, laws of 1888, re-
lating to drainage in Manitowoc and
Calumet counties. Mr.. Hetzel moved to
suspend the rules and put upon its pas
sage No 783, A., to amend the laws of
1885, creating the county of Oneida. The
rules were suspended and the bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Humphrey the rules
were suspended and assembly bill No. 50,
to legalize certain acts of the board of su-
pervisors of Marathon and Lincoln couu-
ties, was passed. On motion of Mr.. Flem-
ing the assembly adjourned.
THURSDAY, March, 10.
Senate.-The following bills passed the
senate: To amend the laws of 1885, en-
titled an act to peovide for more eff
cient common school income. To amend
the Family Protective association of Wis
oonsin. Relating to taxes and enabling
owners to procure evidence of the pay
ment thereof. Relating to evidence of
title by descent. To amend the revised
statutes of 1878, relating to the colIec-
tion of taxes. Assembly bills were con-
Cured in as follows: To legalize certain
proceedings and acts of the board of su-
pervisors and couHty clerks of Marathon
and Lincoln counties. To amend the
laws of 1885, relating 30 creating the
county of Oneida and legalizing the
acts of the county boards of Lincoln and
Oneida counties. A large number of
bills were indefinitely postponed and the
senate adjourned.
H0uSe-Senate bills concurred in. Au-
thorizing the state board of charities and
reform to transfer from the state hospi-
tai to any county asylum any or all of the
chronic insane from the state at large"
therein, the counties thus caring for the
insane to receive So per week per patient,
and also the amount of the clothing bill
the money to come from the state
treasury. Appropriating the sum of
$65,000 with which to erect a central
building and two additional cottages at
the state school for dependent chill
dren at Sparta. To authorize Ben
jamin Heinmann and others to build
and maintain dams, booms and other
improvements on the Montreal river.
The following bills were passed: Requir-
ing railway companies to keep an Ak and
a hand saw on the outside as well as in
side of all cars used for the transporta-
tion of passengers, the penalty for fail
ure being fine of S25 per car per day.
To authorize vote by the voters of the
city of Ripon on the question of water
works. Providing the manner of the col
lection of personal property taxes, when
their payment is refused or neglected.
Permitting town insurance companies
to insure cheese factories. To authorize
railway companies to appoint police
officers on their own premises. Pro
vidlng for the government of county in
sane asylums. The assembly then re-
| solved itself into a committee of the
whole, Mr.. Egery in the chair, on the
general file of bills. After having gone
through the file. the committee arose and
reported the bills to the assembly. Ad-
jourped.
FRIDAY, March, IL.
Sendte.-Among the important bills
passed was one to regulate the foreclos
ure of chattel mortgages, bills of sale,